The worst truck you have ever driven?

Chubby Fly · Apr 6, 2020

Dino soar said: ↑

The worst truck I ever drove hands down was a long nose peterbilt. You know the 379 the big Pete.

Those trucks only had about a 100000 miles on them. They sent me on 3 separate trips with 3 separate trucks. When I got to the end of the 3rd trip I told the dispatcher I'm going to quit if you ever send me out in a piece of crap like that again.

The hood is so long you can't see anything. If you have to turn around You need acres of ground. Forget backing in there's absolutely no maneuverability whatsoever.

That was hands down the most uncomfortable cab that I have ever been in in my entire life. For you to set or release the brakes, you have to lean over. Nothing in the whole cab is set up for comfort or ease. Whoever designed that garbage was seriously mentally challenged. He was probably the same guy that decided to put that goofy clutch pedal in the floor and put the air brake pedal on the floor so dirt can get under it and your brakes won't work right. That sounds like a genius idea...

They all had electrical problems probably because of the leaking windshield. ALL OF THEM. Forget the heat and air conditioning in the bunk, that junk never worked right. Neither did the gauges.

Over all I found them to be a lousy junky uncomfortable truck that had a lot of problems for the low miles on them.

Now if you are a person that likes that kind of a truck that's OK.

It's like my buddy's wife. She so fugly it sends chills down my spine. She has cost him more money and more aggravation and more problems than that guy would have encountered in 10 lifetimes.

I can't imagine how he goes to bed with her at night and wakes up the next morning and sees THAT.. I can't imagine how that guy does not feel like he's in the Groundhog Day movie with Rosie O'donell as Freddy Krueger every day of his life...

So to all the peterbilt people out there I say to you the same as I say to him. Are you happy? I hear him and you say yes right?

Then I say I am happy for you.
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I can see why the 2 page long hate letter. You drive a 95 fld. Lmao

MACK E-6 · Apr 7, 2020

Dino soar said: ↑

The worst truck I ever drove hands down was a long nose peterbilt. You know the 379 the big Pete.

Those trucks only had about a 100000 miles on them. They sent me on 3 separate trips with 3 separate trucks. When I got to the end of the 3rd trip I told the dispatcher I'm going to quit if you ever send me out in a piece of crap like that again.

The hood is so long you can't see anything. If you have to turn around You need acres of ground. Forget backing in there's absolutely no maneuverability whatsoever.

That was hands down the most uncomfortable cab that I have ever been in in my entire life. For you to set or release the brakes, you have to lean over. Nothing in the whole cab is set up for comfort or ease. Whoever designed that garbage was seriously mentally challenged. He was probably the same guy that decided to put that goofy clutch pedal in the floor and put the air brake pedal on the floor so dirt can get under it and your brakes won't work right. That sounds like a genius idea...

They all had electrical problems probably because of the leaking windshield. ALL OF THEM. Forget the heat and air conditioning in the bunk, that junk never worked right. Neither did the gauges.

Over all I found them to be a lousy junky uncomfortable truck that had a lot of problems for the low miles on them.

Now if you are a person that likes that kind of a truck that's OK.

It's like my buddy's wife. She so fugly it sends chills down my spine. She has cost him more money and more aggravation and more problems than that guy would have encountered in 10 lifetimes.

I can't imagine how he goes to bed with her at night and wakes up the next morning and sees THAT.. I can't imagine how that guy does not feel like he's in the Groundhog Day movie with Rosie O'donell as Freddy Krueger every day of his life...

So to all the peterbilt people out there I say to you the same as I say to him. Are you happy? I hear him and you say yes right?

Then I say I am happy for you.
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Is that what you told them so they wouldn’t make you drive anything else?

Brettj3876 · Apr 7, 2020

Chubby Fly said: ↑

Yeah very weird I’m sure it takes time to get used to that stuff but I would rather not. Newer guys will most likely never get to experience old trucks and how responsive they are
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No computer telling you it's ok to give it some fuel, your foot is the computer LOL

spyder7723 · Apr 11, 2020

Chubby Fly said: ↑

I can see why the 2 page long hate letter. You drive a 95 fld. Lmao
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Id gladly drive a 95 fld over anything built in that last 10 years.

Chubby Fly · Apr 11, 2020

spyder7723 said: ↑

Id gladly drive a 95 fld over anything built in that last 10 years.
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So would I. But that wasnt the point of the comment

mtoo · Apr 13, 2020

I haven't read much of the thread. But my vote has to go to a GMC Astro with 6v53 Detroit

Hot, lots of noise and no power.

little cat 500 · Apr 13, 2020

89 9700 set back axle 350 big cam 13spd needed every one of them gears on all the hills

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